Information About

Koyuk River

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Koyuk River on The Map

Location

64 ° 55' 45.001" N,
161 ° 8' 3.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Koyuk

Tributaries

Salmon Creek,

Koyuk River in Detail.

About

Heading in a small lake 3 mi N of Kuzitrin Lake and flowing SE 90 mi, then S 25 mi. to to Koyuk Inlet at the head of Norton Bay, 30 mi. NW of Christmas Mtn., Nulato Hills.

History

Eskimo name reported by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 2), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Kvyguk." The present spelling comes from A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1900. The Western Union Telegraph Expedition spelled the name "Koikpak," which means "big river."